Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr., is Independent Director of the company. Previously, Mr. Tullidge held several senior level positions within the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Wachovia Securities, formerly First Union Securities, including Head of the Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Group. During his tenure at Wachovia Securities, Mr. Tullidge also led the Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Group and executed transactions across a wide range of industries in addition to healthcare and technology, including Business Services, Media and Entertainment, and Restaurants. Prior to joining First Union, he was a partner at Jefferson Capital Partners, Ltd., a private equity firm, and before that he served as Vice President in Business Development and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield. Mr. Tullidge was also a Partner with the law firm of McGuireWoods LLP. He serves as a member of Cary Street Partners’ Executive Committee, and as a director of Carpenter Co., a privately-held company and the world's largest producer of comfort cushioning products, and of Gray Lumber Company, a privately held real estate investment firm.
As the Independent Director of Universal, the total compensation of Thomas Tullidge at Universal is $170,347. There are 13 executives at Universal getting paid more, with George Freeman having the highest compensation of $4,567,740.
Thomas Tullidge is 63, he's been the Independent Director of Universal since 2018. There are 7 older and 18 younger executives at Universal. The oldest executive at Universal Corp. is Eddie Moore, 72, who is the Lead Independent Director.
Over the last 21 years, insiders at Universal have traded over $28,008,484 worth of Universal stock and bought 2,500 units worth $97,225 . The most active insiders traders include Robert C Sledd, Michael T Lawton et George C Iii Freeman. On average, Universal executives and independent directors trade stock every 23 days with the average trade being worth of $309,947. The most recent stock trade was executed by Candace C Formacek on 22 November 2023, trading 3,767 units of UVV stock currently worth $206,959.
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